Researchers at British American Tobacco (BAT) have been working hard to create a “healthier cigarette” prototype. The flavor and experience should be the same as a traditional Camel or Virginia Slim. The difference? Less toxins. More »

Obviously, quitting smoking is an incredibly healthy thing to do for your body. It lowers your blood pressures, restores oxygen to your blood stream, increases lifespan, decreases risk of respiratory illness and clears up skin, not to mention the social … More »

A new proposed bill in California will outlaw smoking indoors in all attached dwellings. That means apartments, townhomes, condos, duplexes and other attached buildings. A full third of all Californians live in attached dwellings, so a law like this could have a huge direct effect on the lives of many people. More »

About a year and a half ago, the former editor of French Vogue, Carine Roitfeld, said she would never again feature a cigarette in a fashion editorial. Never’s a pretty short time, then, as the latest edition of her CR Fashion Book features no less than three appearances of the oh-so-stylish cancer sticks. More »

Russian President Vladimir Putin (a man I’ve been strangely fascinated with since I saw him singing “Blueberry Hill” for a room full of celebrities) has signed a bill into law that will gradually ban smoking in public places in Russia. Russia currently has one of the highest rates of smokers in the developed world. More »

I look forward to having children some day more than I can say, so I am always on the lookout for things that might make parenting a little easier to navigate (though I am well aware that it’s still pretty … More »

Synthetic marijuana sounds like it might be some “safe” alternative to the real stuff — though the “real stuff” has actually been accepted as beneficial by many doctors — but in all actuality, it appears to be very dangerous for those who choose to use it. These synthetic forms, which go by the names Spice and K2, have led to several incidents of internal bodily harm. More »

Like many people, I enjoy a glass of white wine or a couple of beers with friends. Though I certainly have my crazy nights (there were quite a few of those in college, to say the least), I generally think that my drinking isn’t an issue these days, particularly with regard to my health. Naturally — and unsurprisingly, to many of you — I was wrong. More »

There are millions of cigarette smokers in the world, which is one of the reasons so many people get hooked on cigarettes — the popularity and widespread nature of the habit. There are not too many celebrities on earth, but many of them smoke as we have reported on in the past. One of the other reasons people often cite kids getting stuck on smoking is that people they look up to smoke, so they wind up thinking it is all right. More »

Smoking can cut ten years off your life span, or so goes one of the most popular statistics used to encourage smokers to give up cigarettes. But a new study says that one of the effects of quitting smoking by … More »

It’s imperative to discuss teenage binge drinking with your kids, whether it’s uncomfortable and difficult or not. Here are some tips I have to offer any parents looking to get through to their kids from the perspective of somebody who was in their daughters’ position not too long ago. More »